New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-06
WESTERN MEN IN THE EAST
WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY OF THEIR PLANS
AND ROPES

AND HOPES.
II sounds somew hat quecrly the ears of Eastern
people to hear mention made OF eastern Washington
Territory. It such phrase on the lips of A. NJ.
Cannon OF Spokane Falls, Washington Territory that
arrested attention the other day at uptown hotel
and caused much laughter. Mr. Cannon IA a banker
and the promoter of various enterprises in his part Of
| the country lie formerly lived at Portland Oregon,
but struck ont into the wilderness of Washington fer
| ritory Tor his health and located ut Spokane Falls
wi en- IL only Indian trading station. Now 10 il
a town of 1000 inhabitants with the Northern Pacific
Railroad running through IL and two lines OF riroad
stretching away north and south from its boundaries
70 tap the surrounding country. One OF these roads
goes TO the Cpur de Alene Mountains where the new
gold &, Ids discovered two o. three years ago..
The other line from Spokane Falls to the Snake
railroad to the gold field has been great advantage
10 Spokane Falls, because it has made that place the
centre OF supplies Tor the miners Mr. Cannon iays
mat the producveness of the field Is rs great as was
anticipated and that people are constantly GO
| ing in there search Tor the precious metal.
| Mr. Cannon's companion here is Paul +. Mohr, the
engineer under whose direction the two branch rail-
roads have been built The two men types OF the
enereetic and growing civilization of the TAR West.
Mr. Cannon heavily built man. with broad should
ers slight sto0p and chest suspicod-ly iu-
dicatiye OF the pulmonary trouble Tor which he
original, soug the WOODS lie has large forehead.
heavy face flowing black beard reaching nearly 10
nj. wait. lie is plainly one OF the pioneers. self
educated and seli-madc IN n. MIR. Mohr Is above SIX
feet in height, slender but wellproportioned with an
intelligent and brown mustarhe. He IA not above
thrtvfye years OF age. college bred and thoroughly
educated. IL is in the UNION OF such men that great
enterprises undertaken and completed on the
| frontier.
A Western man who IL in New.York just now is Con-
RAD Kohr, who is sometimes called the Cattle King Of
Montana Hi. home IL at Deer Lodge which IL the
centre his operations In tho cattle growing business
Mr. ohrs j. giant in stature, star ding nearly six
and one halt feet in height with broad shoulders and
w,llnllcd chest. lie 10 German bv blrth ana went
iron, Iowa IN 1886 10 California TO engage in mining
and then drted back To- Montana where he started in
cattle grazing in a small way. Now his herbs hunter
OF thousands of cattle and nis wealth amounts
| to several million dollars In a chat about the beet
product he said The loss OF cattle by the weather
has been much less in Montana than generally stated.
should say tnat have Lost up to tue prcsen time
not above per cent Of the herds. loss o per cent
in February. however, means loss anywhere iron 10
To 20 per &c nj before the of April. There arr
100000 head of cattle In Montana. from which you
may understand that the loss of such percentage ia
pretty large Still 1t is not sufficient to inure the
business seriously There large gains in 1t and We
take large chances aud stand rye lorses The
cattle that have died OIL during tho win or are mostly
those that were driven in last year. They were Door
in flesh and not sufficiently acclima,ed to stand the
stress OF weat The reports that get from tn, re
indicate that the weather IA fairly good. 4. ID. SwaD
VINO has Just come from Wyoming bis way to Scot
land tells me that they have had very good weather
40 that the cattle business generally in the Northwest
is fairly good The way in which tho reports get out
about thu terrible destruction Of the herds is from the
| casual observation OF persons coming down through
| tho Yellowstone country They see the dead cattle
aud very few live ones aud Immediately jump to the
conclusion that 30 or 10 per CEN OF all the cattle In
the Territories have been destroyed
In talking about Montana Mr. Kobrs said: " The
prospcr, OF the Territory has been very great the
past and promises we'll tor the future Tho mining
resources are very great and poor could start in
and develop "a IN ne thOut involving himself in n
great outlay. lie could mine from the top down and
be taking ont something all the time, 80 that gradually
l.. .aIh Ina mi IA
works OF his and control his own property with
out assistance from capitalist Montana has i'll TACT
been "A ioor mans country. We would like 10 see 1t
adc State, but they do not seem TO be disposed at
Washington to let us come into the Union yet. The
Territory il Democratic by three or four thousand
majority aud would probably be carried tor the Dem
ocrats il il were made % state. am Republican my
self but think Cleveland could carry II against Blaine.
Major Blaine was in our Territory Tor long time and
has recently gone back there tor his health He has
also brother ih-law who Is citizen OF the Territory
Business men from tho far West who come to New
York have accomplished the feat of measuring dis
toncc is in this country until they speak in the most
,h,losophica way OF great journeys that would appsl
me ordinary Eastern man. Thus r. L. Boomer of
Montana. usually mentioned tho iaot that he was
going 10 take little trip Tor his health Mr. Bonner
Il the head OF the largest lumber concern in Montana
When inquiry was made about his proposed trip he
said that with his wife and daughter he gong to
run over to San Francisco aud aiierward down into
Mexico to spend u month. His reply was given in
much the same tone that u New-lOrk City man would
NAG
Mr. Bonner, by the way, ia u Democrat Of the old
school but in talking about the conduct of the present
administration he bitter his expressions. lie
aid among other things that the policy OF the Admin
,straon with reference to the public ,ands has boen
such M seriously impair the growth and progress
nj the Territories This is the general comment OF res
dents of Territories regardless OF their party prefer
A pushing Western man, who has been making his
vov vigorously in New-York City. is Geuera John b.
GRAY. vice pre- sdent and manager OF the American
Rrake Company. lie is IA nephew OF the late Dr. Gray
who was a noted homG0pat Ic physc. an. The Gen
craI was born in Missouri and was for several years
AJiutant General OF that state. During the a
La amount of money advanced b., Missouri tor
he nurposc of arming Union men and soldiers. The
amount reached tar up the millions and when it be-
an 10 ne the policy OF the Genc al Government pay
ncb expenditures OF the States, the General sent
"a Washington TO present the claim OF Missouri. The
ss,o, was a tedious Tut he hnalIy ACCOMPLISH
II 10 the ga ,siacton OF the State. General Gray il "A
man Of medium SIZE with military air. plump fg.
ure round lace high forehead, slightly g.ay ba and
mu.tache and goatee. lie night be taken Tor brother
oi General Joseph II. llawley of Connecticut on
account of his resemblance TO the statesman ( the
Nutmcg state He has d,monst ated the TACT that he
s "A nushins and energetic business man.